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authorJohn Clements <clements@racket-lang.org>2013-04-03 10:28:14 -0700
committerJohn Clements <clements@racket-lang.org>2013-04-16 10:06:06 -0700
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parent1083ae6b06939292c104f2a71fb2ebfaf9a2c70e (diff)
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added MTWT functions
Diffstat (limited to 'src/libsyntax')
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ast.rs124
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs275
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs47
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs2
-rw-r--r--src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs80
5 files changed, 462 insertions, 66 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
index 5b5768d1d1c..6f4693adb9f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast.rs
@@ -27,32 +27,48 @@ use std::serialize::{Encodable, Decodable, Encoder, Decoder};
 // macro expansion per Flatt et al., "Macros
 // That Work Together"
 #[deriving(Eq)]
-pub struct ident { repr: Name }
+pub struct ident { repr: Name, ctxt: SyntaxContext }
 
 // a SyntaxContext represents a chain of macro-expandings
 // and renamings. Each macro expansion corresponds to
 // a fresh uint
+
+// I'm representing this syntax context as an index into
+// a table, in order to work around a compiler bug
+// that's causing unreleased memory to cause core dumps
+// and also perhaps to save some work in destructor checks.
+// the special uint '0' will be used to indicate an empty
+// syntax context
+
+// this uint is a reference to a table stored in thread-local
+// storage.
+pub type SyntaxContext = uint;
+
+pub type SCTable = ~[SyntaxContext_];
+pub static empty_ctxt : uint = 0;
+
 #[deriving(Eq)]
-pub enum SyntaxContext {
-    MT,
-    Mark (Mrk,~SyntaxContext),
-    Rename (~ident,Name,~SyntaxContext)
+#[auto_encode]
+#[auto_decode]
+pub enum SyntaxContext_ {
+    EmptyCtxt,
+    Mark (Mrk,SyntaxContext),
+    // flattening the name and syntaxcontext into the rename...
+    // HIDDEN INVARIANTS:
+    // 1) the first name in a Rename node
+    // can only be a programmer-supplied name.
+    // 2) Every Rename node with a given Name in the
+    // "to" slot must have the same name and context
+    // in the "from" slot. In essence, they're all
+    // pointers to a single "rename" event node.
+    Rename (ident,Name,SyntaxContext)
 }
 
-/*
-// ** this is going to have to apply to paths, not to idents.
-// Returns true if these two identifiers access the same
-// local binding or top-level binding... that's what it
-// should do. For now, it just compares the names.
-pub fn free_ident_eq (a : ident, b: ident) -> bool{
-    a.repr == b.repr
-}
-*/
-// a name represents a string, interned
-type Name = uint;
+// a name represents an identifier
+pub type Name = uint;
 // a mark represents a unique id associated
 // with a macro expansion
-type Mrk = uint;
+pub type Mrk = uint;
 
 impl<S:Encoder> Encodable<S> for ident {
     fn encode(&self, s: &S) {
@@ -1302,22 +1318,77 @@ pub enum inlined_item {
     ii_dtor(struct_dtor, ident, Generics, def_id /* parent id */)
 }
 
+/* hold off on tests ... they appear in a later merge.
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
-    //are asts encodable?
-
-    // it looks like this *will* be a compiler bug, after
-    // I get deriving_eq for crates into incoming :)
-    /*
+    use core::option::{None, Option, Some};
+    use core::uint;
     use std;
     use codemap::*;
     use super::*;
 
+
+    #[test] fn xorpush_test () {
+        let mut s = ~[];
+        xorPush(&mut s,14);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[14]);
+        xorPush(&mut s,14);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[]);
+        xorPush(&mut s,14);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[14]);
+        xorPush(&mut s,15);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[14,15]);
+        xorPush (&mut s,16);
+        assert_eq! (s,~[14,15,16]);
+        xorPush (&mut s,16);
+        assert_eq! (s,~[14,15]);
+        xorPush (&mut s,15);
+        assert_eq! (s,~[14]);
+    }
+
+    #[test] fn test_marksof () {
+        let stopname = uints_to_name(&~[12,14,78]);
+        let name1 = uints_to_name(&~[4,9,7]);
+        assert_eq!(marksof (MT,stopname),~[]);
+        assert_eq! (marksof (Mark (4,@Mark(98,@MT)),stopname),~[4,98]);
+        // does xoring work?
+        assert_eq! (marksof (Mark (5, @Mark (5, @Mark (16,@MT))),stopname),
+                     ~[16]);
+        // does nested xoring work?
+        assert_eq! (marksof (Mark (5,
+                                    @Mark (10,
+                                           @Mark (10,
+                                                  @Mark (5,
+                                                         @Mark (16,@MT))))),
+                              stopname),
+                     ~[16]);
+        // stop has no effect on marks
+        assert_eq! (marksof (Mark (9, @Mark (14, @Mark (12, @MT))),stopname),
+                     ~[9,14,12]);
+        // rename where stop doesn't match:
+        assert_eq! (marksof (Mark (9, @Rename
+                                    (name1,
+                                     @Mark (4, @MT),
+                                     uints_to_name(&~[100,101,102]),
+                                     @Mark (14, @MT))),
+                              stopname),
+                     ~[9,14]);
+        // rename where stop does match
+        ;
+        assert_eq! (marksof (Mark(9, @Rename (name1,
+                                               @Mark (4, @MT),
+                                               stopname,
+                                               @Mark (14, @MT))),
+                              stopname),
+                     ~[9]);
+    }
+
+    // are ASTs encodable?
     #[test] fn check_asts_encodable() {
         let bogus_span = span {lo:BytePos(10),
                                hi:BytePos(20),
                                expn_info:None};
-        let _e : crate =
+        let e : crate =
             spanned{
             node: crate_{
                 module: _mod {view_items: ~[], items: ~[]},
@@ -1326,10 +1397,13 @@ mod test {
             },
             span: bogus_span};
         // doesn't matter which encoder we use....
-        let _f = (_e as std::serialize::Encodable::<std::json::Encoder>);
+        let _f = (@e as @std::serialize::Encodable<std::json::Encoder>);
     }
-    */
+
+
 }
+
+*/
 //
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs b/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
index e83a3ef8bad..59a640bb571 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ast_util.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use core::str;
 use core::to_bytes;
 use core::vec;
 
+
 pub fn path_name_i(idents: &[ident], intr: @token::ident_interner) -> ~str {
     // FIXME: Bad copies (#2543 -- same for everything else that says "bad")
     str::connect(idents.map(|i| copy *intr.get(*i)), ~"::")
@@ -587,6 +588,280 @@ pub enum Privacy {
     Public
 }
 
+// HYGIENE FUNCTIONS
+
+/// Construct an identifier with the given repr and an empty context:
+pub fn mk_ident(repr: uint) -> ident { ident {repr: repr, ctxt: 0}}
+
+/// Extend a syntax context with a given mark
+pub fn mk_mark (m:Mrk,ctxt:SyntaxContext,table:&mut SCTable)
+    -> SyntaxContext {
+    idx_push(table,Mark(m,ctxt))
+}
+
+/// Extend a syntax context with a given rename
+pub fn mk_rename (id:ident, to:Name, tail:SyntaxContext, table: &mut SCTable)
+    -> SyntaxContext {
+    idx_push(table,Rename(id,to,tail))
+}
+
+/// Make a fresh syntax context table with EmptyCtxt in slot zero
+pub fn mk_sctable() -> SCTable { ~[EmptyCtxt] }
+
+/// Add a value to the end of a vec, return its index
+fn idx_push<T>(vec: &mut ~[T], +val: T) -> uint {
+    vec.push(val);
+    vec.len() - 1
+}
+
+/// Resolve a syntax object to a name, per MTWT.
+pub fn resolve (id : ident, table : &SCTable) -> Name {
+    match table[id.ctxt] {
+        EmptyCtxt => id.repr,
+        // ignore marks here:
+        Mark(_,subctxt) => resolve (ident{repr:id.repr, ctxt: subctxt},table),
+        // do the rename if necessary:
+        Rename(ident{repr,ctxt},toname,subctxt) => {
+            // this could be cached or computed eagerly:
+            let resolvedfrom = resolve(ident{repr:repr,ctxt:ctxt},table);
+            let resolvedthis = resolve(ident{repr:id.repr,ctxt:subctxt},table);
+            if ((resolvedthis == resolvedfrom)
+                && (marksof (ctxt,resolvedthis,table)
+                    == marksof (subctxt,resolvedthis,table))) {
+                toname
+            } else {
+                resolvedthis
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Compute the marks associated with a syntax context.
+// it's not clear to me whether it's better to use a [] mutable
+// vector or a cons-list for this.
+pub fn marksof(ctxt: SyntaxContext, stopname: Name, table: &SCTable) -> ~[Mrk] {
+    let mut result = ~[];
+    let mut loopvar = ctxt;
+    loop {
+        match table[loopvar] {
+            EmptyCtxt => {return result;},
+            Mark(mark,tl) => {
+                xorPush(&mut result,mark);
+                loopvar = tl;
+            },
+            Rename(_,name,tl) => {
+                // see MTWT for details on the purpose of the stopname.
+                // short version: it prevents duplication of effort.
+                if (name == stopname) {
+                    return result;
+                } else {
+                    loopvar = tl;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Push a name... unless it matches the one on top, in which
+/// case pop and discard (so two of the same marks cancel)
+pub fn xorPush(marks: &mut ~[uint], mark: uint) {
+    if ((marks.len() > 0) && (getLast(marks) == mark)) {
+        marks.pop();
+    } else {
+        marks.push(mark);
+    }
+}
+
+// get the last element of a mutable array.
+// FIXME #4903: , must be a separate procedure for now.
+pub fn getLast(arr: &~[Mrk]) -> uint {
+    *arr.last()
+}
+
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use ast::*;
+    use super::*;
+    use core::io;
+
+    #[test] fn xorpush_test () {
+        let mut s = ~[];
+        xorPush(&mut s,14);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[14]);
+        xorPush(&mut s,14);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[]);
+        xorPush(&mut s,14);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[14]);
+        xorPush(&mut s,15);
+        assert_eq!(s,~[14,15]);
+        xorPush (&mut s,16);
+        assert_eq! (s,~[14,15,16]);
+        xorPush (&mut s,16);
+        assert_eq! (s,~[14,15]);
+        xorPush (&mut s,15);
+        assert_eq! (s,~[14]);
+    }
+
+    // convert a list of uints to an @~[ident]
+    // (ignores the interner completely)
+    fn uints_to_idents (uints: &~[uint]) -> @~[ident] {
+        @uints.map(|u|{ ident {repr:*u, ctxt: empty_ctxt} })
+    }
+
+    fn id (u : uint, s: SyntaxContext) -> ident {
+        ident{repr:u, ctxt: s}
+    }
+
+    // because of the SCTable, I now need a tidy way of
+    // creating syntax objects. Sigh.
+    #[deriving(Eq)]
+    enum TestSC {
+        M(Mrk),
+        R(ident,Name)
+    }
+
+    // unfold a vector of TestSC values into a SCTable,
+    // returning the resulting index
+    fn unfold_test_sc(tscs : ~[TestSC], tail: SyntaxContext, table : &mut SCTable)
+        -> SyntaxContext {
+        tscs.foldr(tail, |tsc : &TestSC,tail : SyntaxContext|
+                  {match *tsc {
+                      M(mrk) => mk_mark(mrk,tail,table),
+                      R(ident,name) => mk_rename(ident,name,tail,table)}})
+    }
+
+    // gather a SyntaxContext back into a vector of TestSCs
+    fn refold_test_sc(mut sc: SyntaxContext, table : &SCTable) -> ~[TestSC] {
+        let mut result = ~[];
+        loop {
+            match table[sc] {
+                EmptyCtxt => {return result;},
+                Mark(mrk,tail) => {
+                    result.push(M(mrk));
+                    sc = tail;
+                    loop;
+                },
+                Rename(id,name,tail) => {
+                    result.push(R(id,name));
+                    sc = tail;
+                    loop;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test] fn test_unfold_refold(){
+        let mut t = mk_sctable();
+
+        let test_sc = ~[M(3),R(id(101,0),14),M(9)];
+        assert_eq!(unfold_test_sc(test_sc,empty_ctxt,&mut t),3);
+        assert_eq!(t[1],Mark(9,0));
+        assert_eq!(t[2],Rename(id(101,0),14,1));
+        assert_eq!(t[3],Mark(3,2));
+        assert_eq!(refold_test_sc(3,&t),test_sc);
+    }
+
+
+    // extend a syntax context with a sequence of marks given
+    // in a vector. v[0] will be the outermost mark.
+    fn unfold_marks(mrks:~[Mrk],tail:SyntaxContext,table: &mut SCTable) -> SyntaxContext {
+        mrks.foldr(tail, |mrk:&Mrk,tail:SyntaxContext|
+                   {mk_mark(*mrk,tail,table)})
+    }
+
+    #[test] fn unfold_marks_test() {
+        let mut t = ~[EmptyCtxt];
+
+        assert_eq!(unfold_marks(~[3,7],empty_ctxt,&mut t),2);
+        assert_eq!(t[1],Mark(7,0));
+        assert_eq!(t[2],Mark(3,1));
+    }
+
+    #[test] fn test_marksof () {
+        let stopname = 242;
+        let name1 = 243;
+        let mut t = mk_sctable();
+        assert_eq!(marksof (empty_ctxt,stopname,&t),~[]);
+        // FIXME #5074: ANF'd to dodge nested calls
+        { let ans = unfold_marks(~[4,98],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq! (marksof (ans,stopname,&t),~[4,98]);}
+        // does xoring work?
+        { let ans = unfold_marks(~[5,5,16],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq! (marksof (ans,stopname,&t), ~[16]);}
+        // does nested xoring work?
+        { let ans = unfold_marks(~[5,10,10,5,16],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq! (marksof (ans, stopname,&t), ~[16]);}
+        // rename where stop doesn't match:
+        { let chain = ~[M(9),
+                        R(id(name1,
+                             mk_mark (4, empty_ctxt,&mut t)),
+                          100101102),
+                        M(14)];
+         let ans = unfold_test_sc(chain,empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq! (marksof (ans, stopname, &t), ~[9,14]);}
+        // rename where stop does match
+        { let name1sc = mk_mark(4, empty_ctxt, &mut t);
+         let chain = ~[M(9),
+                       R(id(name1, name1sc),
+                         stopname),
+                       M(14)];
+         let ans = unfold_test_sc(chain,empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq! (marksof (ans, stopname, &t), ~[9]); }
+    }
+
+
+    #[test] fn resolve_tests () {
+        let a = 40;
+        let mut t = mk_sctable();
+        // - ctxt is MT
+        assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,empty_ctxt),&t),a);
+        // - simple ignored marks
+        { let sc = unfold_marks(~[1,2,3],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t),a);}
+        // - orthogonal rename where names don't match
+        { let sc = unfold_test_sc(~[R(id(50,empty_ctxt),51),M(12)],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t),a);}
+        // - rename where names do match, but marks don't
+        { let sc1 = mk_mark(1,empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         let sc = unfold_test_sc(~[R(id(a,sc1),50),
+                                   M(1),
+                                   M(2)],
+                                 empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+        assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t), a);}
+        // - rename where names and marks match
+        { let sc1 = unfold_test_sc(~[M(1),M(2)],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         let sc = unfold_test_sc(~[R(id(a,sc1),50),M(1),M(2)],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t), 50); }
+        // - rename where names and marks match by literal sharing
+        { let sc1 = unfold_test_sc(~[M(1),M(2)],empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         let sc = unfold_test_sc(~[R(id(a,sc1),50)],sc1,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t), 50); }
+        // - two renames of the same var.. can only happen if you use
+        // local-expand to prevent the inner binding from being renamed
+        // during the rename-pass caused by the first:
+        io::println("about to run bad test");
+        { let sc = unfold_test_sc(~[R(id(a,empty_ctxt),50),
+                                    R(id(a,empty_ctxt),51)],
+                                  empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t), 51); }
+        // the simplest double-rename:
+        { let a_to_a50 = mk_rename(id(a,empty_ctxt),50,empty_ctxt,&mut t);
+         let a50_to_a51 = mk_rename(id(a,a_to_a50),51,a_to_a50,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,a50_to_a51),&t),51);
+         // mark on the outside doesn't stop rename:
+         let sc = mk_mark(9,a50_to_a51,&mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,sc),&t),51);
+         // but mark on the inside does:
+         let a50_to_a51_b = unfold_test_sc(~[R(id(a,a_to_a50),51),
+                                              M(9)],
+                                           a_to_a50,
+                                           &mut t);
+         assert_eq!(resolve(id(a,a50_to_a51_b),&t),50);}
+    }
+
+}
+
 // Local Variables:
 // mode: rust
 // fill-column: 78;
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
index 09498f09a29..430402a8982 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/expand.rs
@@ -547,6 +547,53 @@ pub fn expand_crate(parse_sess: @mut parse::ParseSess,
     @f.fold_crate(&*c)
 }
 
+// given a function from paths to paths, produce
+// an ast_fold that applies that function:
+fn fun_to_path_folder(f: @fn(&ast::Path)->ast::Path) -> @ast_fold{
+    let afp = default_ast_fold();
+    let f_pre = @AstFoldFns{
+        fold_path : |p, _| f(p),
+        .. *afp
+    };
+    make_fold(f_pre)
+}
+/* going to have to figure out whether the table is passed in or
+extracted from TLS...
+// update the ctxts in a path to get a rename node
+fn ctxt_update_rename(from: ast::Name,
+                       fromctx: ast::SyntaxContext, to: ast::Name) ->
+    @fn(&ast::Path,@ast_fold)->ast::Path {
+    return |p:&ast::Path,_|
+    ast::Path {span: p.span,
+               global: p.global,
+               idents: p.idents.map(|id|
+                                    ast::ident{
+                                        repr: id.repr,
+                                        // this needs to be cached....
+                                        ctxt: Some(@ast::Rename(from,fromctx,
+                                                           to,id.ctxt))
+                                    }),
+               rp: p.rp,
+               types: p.types};
+}
+
+// update the ctxts in a path to get a mark node
+fn ctxt_update_mark(mark: uint) ->
+    @fn(&ast::Path,@ast_fold)->ast::Path {
+    return |p:&ast::Path,_|
+    ast::Path {span: p.span,
+               global: p.global,
+               idents: p.idents.map(|id|
+                                    ast::ident{
+                                        repr: id.repr,
+                                        // this needs to be cached....
+                                        ctxt: Some(@ast::Mark(mark,id.ctxt))
+                                    }),
+               rp: p.rp,
+               types: p.types};
+}
+*/
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 360742b37b7..dbdf30b434f 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -4280,7 +4280,7 @@ pub impl Parser {
                                             rp: None,
                                             types: ~[] };
                     return @spanned(lo, self.span.hi,
-                                 view_path_glob(path, self.get_id()));
+                                    view_path_glob(path, self.get_id()));
                   }
 
                   _ => break
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
index 706821e1985..cf05a4375a8 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/token.rs
@@ -309,50 +309,50 @@ pub fn is_bar(t: &Token) -> bool {
 pub mod special_idents {
     use ast::ident;
 
-    pub static underscore : ident = ident { repr: 0u };
-    pub static anon : ident = ident { repr: 1u };
-    pub static dtor : ident = ident { repr: 2u }; // 'drop', but that's
+    pub static underscore : ident = ident { repr: 0u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static anon : ident = ident { repr: 1u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static dtor : ident = ident { repr: 2u, ctxt: 0}; // 'drop', but that's
                                                  // reserved
-    pub static invalid : ident = ident { repr: 3u }; // ''
-    pub static unary : ident = ident { repr: 4u };
-    pub static not_fn : ident = ident { repr: 5u };
-    pub static idx_fn : ident = ident { repr: 6u };
-    pub static unary_minus_fn : ident = ident { repr: 7u };
-    pub static clownshoes_extensions : ident = ident { repr: 8u };
+    pub static invalid : ident = ident { repr: 3u, ctxt: 0}; // ''
+    pub static unary : ident = ident { repr: 4u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static not_fn : ident = ident { repr: 5u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static idx_fn : ident = ident { repr: 6u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static unary_minus_fn : ident = ident { repr: 7u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static clownshoes_extensions : ident = ident { repr: 8u, ctxt: 0};
 
-    pub static self_ : ident = ident { repr: 9u }; // 'self'
+    pub static self_ : ident = ident { repr: 9u, ctxt: 0}; // 'self'
 
     /* for matcher NTs */
-    pub static item : ident = ident { repr: 10u };
-    pub static block : ident = ident { repr: 11u };
-    pub static stmt : ident = ident { repr: 12u };
-    pub static pat : ident = ident { repr: 13u };
-    pub static expr : ident = ident { repr: 14u };
-    pub static ty : ident = ident { repr: 15u };
-    pub static ident : ident = ident { repr: 16u };
-    pub static path : ident = ident { repr: 17u };
-    pub static tt : ident = ident { repr: 18u };
-    pub static matchers : ident = ident { repr: 19u };
-
-    pub static str : ident = ident { repr: 20u }; // for the type
+    pub static item : ident = ident { repr: 10u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static block : ident = ident { repr: 11u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static stmt : ident = ident { repr: 12u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static pat : ident = ident { repr: 13u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static expr : ident = ident { repr: 14u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static ty : ident = ident { repr: 15u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static ident : ident = ident { repr: 16u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static path : ident = ident { repr: 17u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static tt : ident = ident { repr: 18u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static matchers : ident = ident { repr: 19u, ctxt: 0};
+
+    pub static str : ident = ident { repr: 20u, ctxt: 0}; // for the type
 
     /* outside of libsyntax */
-    pub static ty_visitor : ident = ident { repr: 21u };
-    pub static arg : ident = ident { repr: 22u };
-    pub static descrim : ident = ident { repr: 23u };
-    pub static clownshoe_abi : ident = ident { repr: 24u };
-    pub static clownshoe_stack_shim : ident = ident { repr: 25u };
-    pub static tydesc : ident = ident { repr: 26u };
-    pub static literally_dtor : ident = ident { repr: 27u };
-    pub static main : ident = ident { repr: 28u };
-    pub static opaque : ident = ident { repr: 29u };
-    pub static blk : ident = ident { repr: 30u };
-    pub static static : ident = ident { repr: 31u };
-    pub static intrinsic : ident = ident { repr: 32u };
-    pub static clownshoes_foreign_mod: ident = ident { repr: 33 };
-    pub static unnamed_field: ident = ident { repr: 34 };
-    pub static c_abi: ident = ident { repr: 35 };
-    pub static type_self: ident = ident { repr: 36 };    // `Self`
+    pub static ty_visitor : ident = ident { repr: 21u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static arg : ident = ident { repr: 22u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static descrim : ident = ident { repr: 23u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static clownshoe_abi : ident = ident { repr: 24u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static clownshoe_stack_shim : ident = ident { repr: 25u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static tydesc : ident = ident { repr: 26u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static literally_dtor : ident = ident { repr: 27u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static main : ident = ident { repr: 28u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static opaque : ident = ident { repr: 29u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static blk : ident = ident { repr: 30u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static static : ident = ident { repr: 31u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static intrinsic : ident = ident { repr: 32u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static clownshoes_foreign_mod: ident = ident { repr: 33u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static unnamed_field: ident = ident { repr: 34u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static c_abi: ident = ident { repr: 35u, ctxt: 0};
+    pub static type_self: ident = ident { repr: 36u, ctxt: 0};    // `Self`
 }
 
 pub struct ident_interner {
@@ -361,10 +361,10 @@ pub struct ident_interner {
 
 pub impl ident_interner {
     fn intern(&self, val: @~str) -> ast::ident {
-        ast::ident { repr: self.interner.intern(val) }
+        ast::ident { repr: self.interner.intern(val), ctxt: 0}
     }
     fn gensym(&self, val: @~str) -> ast::ident {
-        ast::ident { repr: self.interner.gensym(val) }
+        ast::ident { repr: self.interner.gensym(val), ctxt: 0}
     }
     fn get(&self, idx: ast::ident) -> @~str {
         self.interner.get(idx.repr)